New research shows being fit matters more than your weight when it comes to living longer. A groundbreaking study of 400,000 ...

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For the majority of people who lose weight, keeping the weight off can be challenging. Research has shown biological, ...

HHS plans to fold the CDC's chronic disease center into the new Administration for a Healthy America. Experts fear for ...

Waist-to-height ratio had a better predictive value than BMI in assessing liver fibrosis and steatosis outcomes across ages and racial groups.

The CDC revised its vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women, potentially affecting vaccine ...

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A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California — heightening the risk of a summer wave as ...

COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routine- ly approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday [May 20] by the ...

Exits Of 5 High-Level Officials Are Latest Moves To Rock CDC With these new departures — described as retirements — it means close to a third of the CDC's top management is leaving or has left ...

The FDA is moving to restrict COVID vaccination to adults 65 and older and other particularly vulnerable people. Learn what’s at stake.

For the first time, the post will require Senate confirmation, following a law change in 2022. Stat: Trump Picks Susan Monarez To Run The CDC After the chaotic withdrawal of President Trump’s previous ...